History: 1972 act replaced office of tuberculosis control, hospital care and rehabilitation with office of public health;
P.A. 76-139 deleted redundant reference to admission to chronic disease hospitals, removed first preference for tuberculosis
patients and third preference for "other chronic cases in the order of application"; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of
health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-119 transferred to Sec. 19a-253 in 1983; P.A.
93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1,
1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner
and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 05-80 removed preferences for patients with chronic illnesses
and patients receiving public assistance, required medical director, rather than department, to determine the appropriateness
of admitting a patient to a chronic disease hospital and granted medical director access to patient medical records in order
to make such determination.